Rapturous Applause

The audience is about as excited as they can get as they compliment the performers with a huge round of howling applause. Hurry up and put your hands together as you join in the joviality of the crowd and have your spirits lifted by this bright and happy sound. In most western countries, audience members clap their hands at random to produce a constant noise after a performance, such as a musical concert, speech, or play. It is a simple indicator of the average relative opinion of the entire group; the louder and longer the noise, the stronger the sign of approval. Extended applause at the conclusion of an event, usually but not always resulting in a standing ovation, implies approval above and beyond ordinary measure, and compels the performer to return in acknowledgement and at times proceed to an encore. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=95252